Pneumatic tire.



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PNEUMATIC TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED IULY B, 1914- RENEWED AUG. 23,1918.

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----UNITED STATES PATENTv oraison f EUGENE A. JONES, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AssIGNoE 'ro JONES HOLDING j SYNDICATE E SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, .n cOEPoEATIoNoE WASHINGTON.

PNEUMATIC TIRE.

Application nieu my s, 1914, serial No. 849,853.

ful Pneumatic Tire, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Pneumatic tires as usually constructed for automobiles consist of an outer .casing in whichis inclosed an inner tube adapted to receive air under pressure, the outer casing being secured to the rim of the wheel by any one of various forms of fastening devices. The outer casings of tires under the common forms of construction above referred tto are formed of canvas and rubber and mu'st be made of suiiicient strength to withstand not only considerable wear due to friction of-the road surface but also such casings must take all of the strain on the tire due4 to the air pressure Within the inner tube. It is difficult to manufacture such a casing free of latent defects, very frequently even a new casing will blow out within a short time from when the same is first placed in use. One of the main objects of my invention is to. produce a pneumatic tire in which is employed a combination of a casing of rubber and'canvas together with metal so arranged that the metal structure of the tire relieves the casing of substantially all of the strain due to the air pressure within the tire, the casing simply acting as a shoe or filler between the inner tube and the metal portion of the tire. Another object of my invention is to so construct a tire of the character described that the metal portion of the tire while exterior of the rubber portion of the same is so arranged that there is a minimum amount of friction between the metal and the rubber portion of the tire.

Referring to the drawings which are for illustrative purposes only:

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of a tire embodying a form of mv invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tire shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the metal portion of the tire.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a wheel having a portion of the tire fastening means thereon.

1 designates the felly of a wheel and 2 Specification of Letters Patent.

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the rim of the'wheel secured thereto in any 55 suitable =manner. Seated'upon the rim 2 is a metal b'ase member Consisting of split rings B-forined of metal, the rings 3 lbeing formed `=inA two parts as shown in Fig. 4. The outer faces of the rings 8 taper' down-f 60 wardly toward each other to form-'a seat to receive the inner ends of a rubber casing 4 of the tire. 5 designates an inner rubber tube of ordinary construction between which and the inner-ends of the rubber casing 4is placed a strip or. 'filler of canvas oraothe'r similar material l6. The rubber casing 4 iszof similar shape and construction to the ordinary carcass or casing inl use on pneumatic tires, consisting of a, rubber composition reinforced-with vstrips of canvas, with the exception thatvthe rubberi casing 4 used in my invention may be of much lighter construction as Umore fully hereinafter described. Another difference between therubber casing 4 and that of the ordinary construction is that the rubber casing 4 is provided .on its outer surface with aseries of projectionsor knobs7 of rubber formed integral with thebody of the casing. The spacing between the knobs 7 lis adapted to receive the metal portion or metal casing of the tire as hereinafter descr-ibed.l The metal portion of the tire, or metal casing B consists of rows or series of transversely arranged alternate flat links 8 and split rings 9, of the key ring type. The split rings 9 of the respective rows being connected longitudinally of the tire by means of Hat links 10. The inner split ring 9 of 90 each row is provided with a flat eye 11 perforated as indicated at 12 to receive a pin 13 projecting outwardlv from the respective rings 3 of the base of the tire, the fiat eyes 11 being seated in notches or depressed 95 portions 14 formed in the sides of the respcctive rings 3. 15 designates locking rings which are each formed in two parts and are provided with perforations adapted to receive the outer end of the pins 13 and re- 100 tain the flat eves 11 in their respective notches 14 on the rings 3, thereby securely fastening the metal casing to the base of the tire. The locking rings 15 are secured in proper position in engagement with the pins 13 by means of clamping rings 16 of any common form ordinarily used for retaining pneumatic tires on the rim of the wheel. The knobs 7 of the casing 4 eXtend upwardly between the links 8 of the re spective rows and the connecting links 10, the knobs 7 on the tread of the tire being formed of considerably more height than those at the Sides of the casing. It is to be understood that the rings and links of the metal casing may also be made of heavier material on the tread portion of the tire.

It will be readily understood from the above description that my invention pri inarily consists of an inner rubber tube and an outer rubber casing seated upon a metallic base formed of the rings 3, the outer rubber casing 4 being securely held in place thereon by means of the metal casing of the tire which in turn is securely fastened to the met-al base rings f by means of the pins 13 as heretofore described. It will be noted that the construction of the casing with the knobs 7, extending through the openings Jtermed between the links of the armor prevents any relative movement between the raising and the metal portion of the tire and thereby reduces the friction between the metal and the casing to a minimun'x. lt is to be further noted that the metal casing substantially covers the entire rubber easing and that the grezttest area of the exposed portion or the rubber casing is that portion thereof upon which is formed the knobs, or in other words, that portion to which additional thickness of rubber is added.

The metal casing being exposed on the tread of the ti-re prevents any considerable wear to the tread of the rubber casing, at the same time the metal casing forming a network over the rubber casing the danger or' blow outs from defects in the rubber easing is cut down to a minimum.

Wvhile l have described the rings 9 as split rings of the key ring type it is understood that they may be made of the closed ring type. ln the form shown it will be readily understood that in the event that repairs should be necessary to the metal casing a few @if the rings 9 and links 8 and 10 may be removed without demounting the ent-ire tire.

lt it also to be noted that the metal base member, consisting of the rings 3, the said rings 3 being split as heretofore described7 may be placed upon an)7 of the well known forms of rims commonly' used upon wheels for `the attachment of pneuniatic tires thereto. the base member so constituted being a portion and an essential element of the tire itself.

l claim as my invention ln combination., a rim, a metallic base on said rim, ay rubber casing on said base, an inner tube in said rubber casing, a flexible metallic casing over said ruibber casing. means on said base for engaging said metallic casing, locking rings adapted to secure said metallic casing in engagement with the engaging means on said base7 and clamping rings on said rim for retaining said locking means.

ln testimony whereof7 l have hereunto sci my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 2nd day ot July7 1914. g

EU A. JONES. ln presence of" FRANK L. A. GRAHAM, Fimo A. ll'lnNsFrnLn.

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